Highway 58 East in California

This route is often used to head into Nevada, Utah, and Idaho,
without
having to cross the Sierras in the Winter. It is also the main route
from
California to Arizona and points directly east, and leads to I40, which
will
take you a long ways east of California. Eventually 58 should start wearing an Interstate 40 shield as far
west
as Interstate 5. 58 was formerly US466, along with Highway 46, and
sections
of 99, I15, and US93.

These pictures are from February 1998 when California was having
extremely
heavy rains from El Niño, and from February 2002. This is eight miles east of I5. 58 has congested traffic in the Bakersfield
area.
A yellow caution sign recommends you take 7th Standard Road to 99 from
3:30 PM till 6:00 PM. This part of 58 was SR178 until the early 1960s.
This highway sees some bad neighborhoods in Bakersfield before you
reach 99.

At I5 you see a mile sign that says:
Bakersfield 22
Mojave 83
Barstow 151

This is looking into the Southern Sierra and the Sequoia National Forest,
just West of Tejón Highway.

Entering the Tehachapi Mountains, east of General Beale Road, and the elevation is about 1000' here. From Bakersfield to 223, the highway
climbs up and down and has wide (fast) S curves up to a summit. At 223,
you can look clearly into the Southern Sierra, and to the south towards
the Grapevine.
Note a few orange wildflowers in the center of the picture. This area
has a spectacular wildflower season.